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Ross, Murray G. – 1992
This book is a reflection on higher education and a personal memoir of Murray G. Ross, first president of York University (Ontario, Canada), and his role in the founding and shaping of that institution from 1960 to 1970. Parts 1 and 2 provide an intimate glimpse of the university which grew faster and with a more clearly defined mission than most,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Presidents
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. – 1982
Major developments in finance and enrollments at Ontario universities during 1978-1979 to 1981-1982 are reviewed, and attention is directed to academic planning, cooperative activities sponsored by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU), and the establishment in 1980 of a special governmental committee to examine the future of the universities…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Planning, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Axelrod, Paul – 1982
The impact of economic changes on Canadian universities in Ontario since World War II is explored, with focus on how universities were perceived by the public, why they were supported during the period of expansion, how they set out to fulfill their prescribed functions, and how they were affected by the diminished opportunities and cooler…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, College Role, Economic Factors
